Gratz Park Inn site, 1982

The building that was to become Gratz Park Inn on North Upper Street sat empty in this Nov. 22, 1982 photo. Developers were proposing to build a luxury hotel in what was then known as the Fuller Building. Before that it was the original location of the Lexington Clinic, which was founded in 1920. After the clinic moved to Harrodsburg Road in 1958, the Fuller Engineering firm occupied the building. The firm moved out in 1976, and the building sat empty until the 44-room hotel opened in July 1987. Click on the image to enlarge it. Photo by Ron Garrison | Staff